Wednesday, March 26, 2014

It's that time of year again! Rebuilding Together Seattle is busy making preparations for its 24th Annual Spring Rebuilding Day, on our way to 25 years of serving the greater Seattle area! Planning is already underway for 26 projects happening on Saturday, April 26th.

One part of planning for Spring Rebuilding Day that we always look forward to is choosing the color for our official volunteer t-shirt! Every year, we have asked our volunteers to vote for their favorite color in a fun contest to choose the color of the official Spring Rebuilding Day t-shirt. Last year, you choose a beautiful teal color and we are counting on you again to choose the best volunteer t-shirt color!

Last year's t-shirt, shown on a Spring Rebuilding Day 2013 Program Recipient.

This year, we have a great selection for you to choose from! The design will remain the same, but the color is up to you. This year's nominees are:

Coral Silk

Light Pink

Yellow Hazel

Ash Grey

Mint Green

Sky

Vote now! Click here to be taken to the online survey to cast your vote. All votes must be in by Monday, March 31 at 10am!

Thursday, March 20, 2014

The
Safe and Healthy Homes Breakfast is
Rebuilding Together Seattle’s newest fundraising event that benefits low
income homeowners in need of critical home repairs.The event consists of a brief presentation
with a keynote speaker and a testimonial from a Program Recipient.At the end of the program, attendees are
asked to make a financial contribution (suggested donation of $150.00) to
support the mission of Rebuilding Together Seattle.

PRESENTING SPONSOR

The Presenting Sponsor is an underwriting opportunity to demonstrate
major support for the mission of Rebuilding Together Seattle at the
breakfast.Please contact our office to
learn more about Presenting Sponsorship opportunity this year:
mthirlby@rtseattle.org or (206) 682-1231.

GOLD SPONSOR - $10,000

Prominent
placement of logo and name in all marketing materials, including event
*invitation*, signage, table cards, the RTS newsletter, blog, and Facebook Page

Acknowledgement
as a Gold Sponsor in printed program and during live program

Monday, March 10, 2014

Rebuilding Together Seattle is happy to recognize Tim MacBean and Andrew Spottswood as our Volunteers of the Month for February! Tim and Andrew led a small team of volunteers to help an elderly woman in living alone in the Interbay neighborhood. The volunteers installed a small ramp at the front door, changed light bulbs and installed smoke detectors throughout the home, painted a bedroom and many other small fixes throughout the home. This was the first time Andrew or Tim has led a project for Rebuilding Together Seattle and we were blown away by their leadership and dedication! Below, you can read what Tim and Andrew had to say about their experience volunteering with Rebuilding Together Seattle.

How did you first get involved with Rebuilding Together Seattle?

TM: I met another RTS volunteer, Nathan Wright, through our mutual friend Andrew Spottswood, who I partnered with on our February event. I had been trying to find a volunteer opportunity that I could invite my friends and co-workers to that would be fun and rewarding and Nathan thought RTS would be a good fit – and it was! Margie Thirlby graciously came out to Microsoft during the annual Giving Campaign and did a great presentation for our team which got people excited about signing up.

AS: Nathan Wright has done several projects with RTS and introduced myself and Tim to his contacts. We were looking for a way to connect both goals for our church to get out and serve those in our community while bonding with our Co workers for a good cause.

What do you enjoy most about volunteering with RTS?

TM: One of the principles I try to stick to when giving is making sure that I’m not just giving a handout, or where I can’t directly see where my contribution is going. With RTS I could directly see the impact of the money and volunteer effort, plus you get to see the direct impact on the homeowner immediately. It’s pretty rare for all of those aspects to come together and it makes volunteering even more rewarding. All of the people I have worked with at RTS have been exceptional and professional which really makes it easy to plan an event.

AS: The needs are real and we made a true quality of life impact on Patricia. Also bonding with coworkers

What about the RTS mission are you most drawn to?

TM: was just really drawn to the vision of providing a safe and healthy home. When you find a group of passionate people with the right skills it really is so easy to make a major positive change in someone’s life with not that much money or effort. As I mentioned before being able to see it come together along with the end result is just the icing on the cake.

AS: RTS obviously spends a lot of time vetting out the most need and makes it easy for a team that is motivated to make significant change in that persons life.

What are you doing when you aren’t volunteering with Rebuilding Together Seattle?

TM: My job at Microsoft keeps me very busy of course so it is a challenge to balance work with doing what I really enjoy, which is spending time with my wife and 2 children. As a family we like to spend time together outside when we can – riding bikes, hiking, hanging out near the water…. I’m also an avid runner and I really enjoy racing so I try to run anywhere from 5K to marathon several times a year. I also serve regularly at my church in an administrative capacity, in the children’s ministry, and with other charities.

AS: I am a consultant for an IT firm that specializes in health care and CPA firms. I am a husband, dad of 3 (almost 4) and leader in my church, LifePoint Lynnwood.

Tim hard at work!

Andrew (left) and volunteers showing their RTS spirit!

Thank you, Tim and Andrew, for your hard work supporting the Rebuilding Together Seattle mission. You are both very special volunteers!

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ABOUT US

Rebuilding Together Seattle is a nonprofit organization (established in 1989) that provides free home repairs to low income homeowners and nonprofit facilities. We serve the elderly, disabled, families with children, and veterans in need. To learn more about our organization, please visit www.rtseattle.org. To make a donation to our organization, please visit our donation page. Rebuilding Together Seattle is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with tax ID # 91-1606330.

To find another Rebuilding Together affiliate in your area, please visit www.rebuildingtogether.org.

MISSION

Rebuilding Together Seattle brings volunteers and communities together to help low income homeowners live in warmth, safety, and independence.